E-Fab, Inc. v. Accountants, Inc. Services

Opinion

McADAMS, J.

At issue in this appeal is the accrual date of plaintiff’s causes of action against defendant for negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract. Plaintiff was the victim of embezzlement by an employee, whom defendant had recruited and placed with plaintiff. The trial court concluded that plaintiff should have discovered the embezzlement sooner, and it therefore sustained defendant’s demurrer, brought on statute of limitations grounds. Plaintiff brought this appeal from the ensuing judgment. Applying the delayed discovery rule to plaintiff’s claims of…